Foreword

thanks of the author are due first and
last to Mrs. Wilson who has given into his
hands letters and journals, besides some
copied extracts of personal letters to her, which
cover the whole period of her husband's life. Use
has also been made of an unpublished Memoir
by his father. From the material thus provided
a separate volume could be written on Dr. Wilson
as a naturalist alone, to say nothing of his activi-
ties in other directions ; and to select from it just
that amount required for a biography has necessi-
tated the exclusion of much that is of great interest.

Then to Dr. Leonard Huxley, for his judicious
and sympathetic help in revising the manuscript.
The completion. of the book in its much-reduced
form is largely due to him. It proved to be one
of the last tasks to which he gave the benefit of his
long experience and of his keen personal interest*

Also to Mr. Gherry-Garrard, not only for his
Introduction, helpful suggestions, and for permis-
sion to quote from The Worst Journey in the World,
but also for the use of a valuable map of his own
making. .

The illustrations, that appear in this book are
from sketches which have been selected as far as
possible as representative of Dr. Wilson's art at
different periods of his life, but they cannot do

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